ὥρα
hōra

Greek noun

Last edited: 2024-12-03
Primary meaning hour
Literal translation hour
Variants
ὥρα hōra
ὅρα hora rare
ὥρ hōr abbreviation, often written as a ligature with the ρ written through the middle of the ω
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hour time interval, unit of time

ὡρῶν ιεʹ κλίμα εʹ

‘15 hours clime 5’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4167 fr. 4, vi-vii, 1-2

Genre: mathematical astronomy: epoch table
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 3rd-4th century CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 160-162 + II: 118-129

This papyrus contains parts of Ptolemy's Handy Tables.

Γένεσις Ἀπίας. (ἔτους) αʹ Κάρου καὶ Καρίνου καὶ Νουμεριανοῦ, Παοῖνι κεʹ εἰς κϛʹ, νοικτὸς ὅρᾳ δʹ.

‘Nativity of Apia. Year 1 of Karos and Karinos and Noumerianos, Pauni 25 till 26, hour 4 of night.’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4258

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: after 283 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 267 + II: 396-397

ὥρ κʹ[...

‘2[x] hours’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4172 fr. 2, iii, 1

Genre: mathematical astronomy: parallax table
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 4th-5th century CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 165-166 + II: 150-151

This papyrus is similar in type of content to Ptolemy's Handy Tables.

Παῦνι ιγʹ εἰς ιδʹ, ὥρᾳ γʹ νυκτός. Ὥρα Ἐγόκερῳ. // (...) Ὡροσκόπος Αἰγόκαιρω. (...)

‘Pauni 13 till 14, hour 3 of night. Ascendant in Capricorn. // (...) Ascendant in Capricorn. (...)’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4257 1, 4

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 279 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 267 + II: 394-395


ascendant cardinal point, astrological concept

Παῦνι ιγʹ εἰς ιδʹ, ὥρᾳ γʹ νυκτός. Ὥρα Ἐγόκερῳ. // (...) Ὡροσκόπος Αἰγόκαιρω. (...)

‘Pauni 13 till 14, hour 3 of night. Ascendant in Capricorn. (...) Ascendant in Capricorn. (...)’

— P. Oxy. LXI 4257 1, 4

Genre: horoscope
Provenance: Oxyrhynchus
Date: 279 CE

Jones, A. (ed.), 1999. Astronomical papyri from Oxyrhynchus (P. Oxy. 4133-4300a), Volumes I and II. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society. I: 267 + II: 394-395


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Peeters, T. (2024). ὥρα (Lemma #2611). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2611/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Peeters, T. (2024). ὥρα (Lemma #2611). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2611/

MLA (9th)
Peeters, T. (2024). ὥρα (Lemma #2611). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2611/

Harvard
Peeters, T. (2024) ὥρα (Lemma #2611), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2611/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2611,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Peeters, Thomas},
	year = {2024},
	title = {ὥρα ({Lemma} #2611)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2611/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2611/},
}